Photo of the Week: Bright Garden Flowers in Bloom

Bright yellow Stella D'Oro day lilies and pink and deep red snapdragons are in full bloom.

With all the hot weather we’ve had in southeast Michigan over the past week, many flowers in my garden are blooming sooner than usual. Our day lilies and snapdragons are some of the first summer flowers to bloom this year. The coneflowers and Shasta daisies have buds which I expect will be in full bloom… Continue reading Photo of the Week: Bright Garden Flowers in Bloom

Photo of the Week: Summer Tanager

Brilliant red bird with brownish-red wing, smaller than an American Robin, perches on a tree branch.

As you might imagine, a brilliant red bird will catch your eye whether you’re on a trail in the Michigan woods or looking at the crested Northern Cardinal at your bird feeder.

When the bird is a Summer Tanager, a bright red or orange-red bird that typically breeds further south than southeast Michigan, you can imagine the excitement of birders in our area when they learned one had been sighted this spring! Continue reading Photo of the Week: Summer Tanager

Photo of the Week: Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly

Yellow butterfly with black stripes, hindwings with blue on the border.

Today was perfect spring weather in southeast Michigan: sunny with clear blue skies and cooler temperatures so I enjoyed hiking a trail in the early morning at one of my favorite birding locations.

As I finished my hike, a flutter of yellow color caught the corner of my eye. Continue reading Photo of the Week: Canadian Tiger Swallowtail Butterfly